# Robin Schiff
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{{Short description|American screenwriter and producer}}
{{About|the film and television writer-producer|the poet|Robyn Schiff}}
'''Robin Schiff''' is an American screenwriter and producer, best known for the film ''[Romy and Michele's High School Reunion](/source/Romy_and_Michele's_High_School_Reunion)'' starring [Lisa Kudrow](/source/Lisa_Kudrow) and [Mira Sorvino](/source/Mira_Sorvino).[{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/romy-and-micheles-high-school-reunion-1997|title=Roger Ebert Review|publisher=www.rogerebert.com}}] Schiff was a member of the comedy troupe [The Groundlings](/source/The_Groundlings). She hosts an interview series once a year for the Writers Guild Foundation called ''Anatomy Of A Script'',[{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Script-Winnie-Holzman-Schiff/dp/B009BPVNM4|title = Watch Anatomy of a Script: Winnie Holzman & Robin Schiff | Prime Video| website=Amazon }}] where she and [Winnie Holzman](/source/Winnie_Holzman) (writer of the musical ''[Wicked](/source/Wicked_(musical))'' and creator of ''[My So-Called Life](/source/My_So-Called_Life)'') discuss the craft with other well-known writers. Schiff also teaches a writing class with [Wendy Goldman](/source/Wendy_Goldman) (whom she met at The Groundlings) called ''Improv For Writing''.
==Career==
===Film work===
Schiff wrote the films ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' (1997) and ''[Loverboy](/source/Loverboy_(1989_film))'' (1989).[{{cite web|title=Robin Schiff|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/4/Robin-Schiff.html|publisher=Film Reference|accessdate=1 May 2014}}]
===Television work===
Schiff began her television career as the story editor for ''[Rags to Riches](/source/Rags_to_Riches_(TV_series))'', NBC, 1987–88. She was the supervising producer for ''[Working Girl](/source/Working_Girl_(TV_series))'', NBC, 1990. She was the creator and supervising producer for ''[Princesses](/source/Princesses_(TV_series))'', CBS, 1991. She was the supervising producer and creative consultant for ''[Delta](/source/Delta_(American_TV_series))'', CBS, 1992–93. She was the consulting producer for ''[Party of Five](/source/Party_of_Five)'', Fox, 1994–2000. She was the creator and executive producer for ''[Almost Perfect](/source/Almost_Perfect)'', CBS, 1995–96. She was the consulting producer for ''[Thanks](/source/Thanks_(TV_series))'', CBS, 1999. She was the executive producer for ''[Grosse Pointe](/source/Grosse_Pointe_(TV_series))'', The WB, 2000–2001. She was the consulting producer for ''[Coupling](/source/Coupling_(U.S._TV_series))'', NBC, 2003 and for ''[Miss Match](/source/Miss_Match)'', NBC, 2003.